Sponsored Research: CLAIM
This is a project of the Biomathematics Research Group
The International Centers of Excellence in Malaria Research – Center of Non-Amazonian Regions of Latin America – CLAIM is a comprehensive project designed to establish an international Center of Excellence for Malaria Research in Latin America (CLAIM) composed of multiple public and private research centers from the endemic countries, the USA and Europe working jointly to find alternatives for malaria control. Results will facilitate malaria elimination in low malaria endemic settings. NIAID Cooperative Agreement U19AI089702-01.
| Funding Agency: | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Latin American Center for Malaria Research and Control ICEMR Program Overview |
| Research Team: | Socrates Herrera-Valencia (PI), Centro de Investigacion Caucaseco, Colombia Martha L. Quinones Pinzon (Co-PI), Centro de Investigacion Caucaseco, Colombia Myriam Arevalo-Herrera (Co-PI), Universidad Nacional de Colombia Co-Investigators from the BRG Yi Hen Yan, Juan B. Gutierrez |
| Collaborators: | Malaria Vaccine Development Center, Valle del Cauca, Colombia University of Valle – Immunology Institute, Cali, Colombia University of Antioquia-Malaria Group, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia University of Miami, Miami University of Arizona, Tucson Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies, Panama, Republic of Panama Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala University of Cordoba, Monteria, Cordoba, Colombia FES Foundation, Cali, Colombia National Institute of Health, Bogota D.C, Colombia National University, Bogota D.C, Colombia |
| Funding: | $150K (UGA) of $5.5M (Project Total) |
| Project Period: | 2010-2017 |
CLAIM is divided into three projects: Project 1 is evaluating the diversity of the ecology and parasite populations related to the epidemiology and clinical findings to establish a scientific framework that supports the development of new intervention strategies for malaria elimination in non-Amazonian areas of Latin America. Project 2 is addressing major gaps in understanding of the ecology, behavior, vector potential, and control of Anopheles malaria vectors to guide the development and implementation of more effective integrated vector management (IVM) strategies of National Malaria Control Programs (NMCPs). Project 3 aims to determine the clinical outcomes and their association with parasite and host features of malaria-infected individuals living in non-Amazon regions of LA with different intensities of malaria transmission.